diff --git a/addons-host.js b/addons-host.js
index 7d7f8788..6dec2b70 100644
--- a/addons-host.js
+++ b/addons-host.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 const fs = require("node:fs");
 const { storeFor } = require("./lib/addon-store.cjs");
+// Which tab a page message came from, carried through the handler's awaits,
+// so an approval it raises is tied to that tab (see approvalModal).
+const { AsyncLocalStorage } = require("node:async_hooks");
+const pageCallCtx = new AsyncLocalStorage();
 const path = require("node:path");
 
 // How long a call waits for an async activate() to settle before it is
@@ -926,7 +930,8 @@ class AddonHost {
           throw new Error(`add-on "${manifest.id}" must declare the "approval-modal" capability in addon.json`);
         }
         if (!this._approvalModal) throw new Error(`approvalModal unavailable (host not wired)`);
-        return this._approvalModal(opts || {}, manifest.id);
+        const call = pageCallCtx.getStore();
+        return this._approvalModal(opts || {}, manifest.id, call ? call.tabId : null);
       },
       // capture-tab: snapshot the currently-active tab.
       //   opts.mode      "visible" | "full" | "region"    (required)
@@ -1005,6 +1010,7 @@ class AddonHost {
     }
     const handler = active.handlers.get(String(msg));
     if (!handler) throw new Error(`add-on "${id}" has no handler for "${msg}"`);
+    if (ctx && ctx.from === "page" && ctx.tabId != null) return pageCallCtx.run({ tabId: ctx.tabId }, () => handler(payload, ctx));
     return handler(payload, ctx || {});
   }
   hasHandler(id, msg) {
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e74e5757..53af0e73 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2634,7 +2634,7 @@ function initAddons() {
         return v.getImportSigner(importsState, id);
       },
     },
-    approvalModal: (opts, addonId) => showApprovalModal(opts, addonId),
+    approvalModal: (opts, addonId, tabId) => showApprovalModal(opts, addonId, tabId),
     vaultRequestUnlock: (opts, addonId) => requestVaultUnlock({ reason: opts && opts.reason, addonId }),
     // The one PIN, for built-in add-ons that draw their own PIN pad (Aegis).
     // unlock() opens the vault here and answers only { ok } or why not — the
@@ -3724,6 +3724,7 @@ function setActive(id) {
   if (t?.prov) pushNav(t.prov);
   chrome.webContents.send("bcnr-offer", t?.bcnrOffer ? { host: t.bcnrOffer.host, tld: t.bcnrOffer.tld, registry: REGISTRY } : null);
   syncJsDialogVisibility();
+  syncApprovalVisibility();
   notifyTabChange();
   emitTabs();
   if (t) emitTranslateState(t);
@@ -3993,6 +3994,8 @@ function createTab(initial, opts = {}) {
   });
   // A new document means a new (or no) web-app manifest; the chip follows.
   wc.on("did-navigate", () => { tab.webapp = null; });
+  // A page that navigated away no longer stands behind what it asked for.
+  wc.on("did-navigate", () => cancelApprovalsFor(tab.id));
   // A Settings (or add-on) tab the user navigates elsewhere is an ordinary tab
   // from then on; otherwise openSettingsTab keeps focusing a tab that no
   // longer shows Settings.
@@ -4365,6 +4368,7 @@ function closeTab(id) {
   const [t] = tabs.splice(i, 1);
   if (fsTabId === id) leaveHtmlFullscreen(t, true);
   dismissJsDialogFor(id);
+  cancelApprovalsFor(id);
   win.contentView.removeChildView(t.view);
   t.view.webContents.destroy?.();
   if (tabs.length === 0) { createTab(); return; }
@@ -6125,9 +6129,19 @@ let unlockPop = null;     // vault unlock prompt (unlock.html), see requestVault
 const approvalQueue = [];
 let approvalCurrent = null;   // { reqId, resolve }
 let approvalSeq = 0;
+// An approval a page asked for belongs to that page's tab, like a page
+// dialog: it shows only while that tab is in front and waits otherwise, and
+// it is cancelled when the tab closes or navigates. A background tab used to
+// be able to time its request to pop over whatever the user was doing.
 function pumpApproval() {
   if (approvalCurrent || !approvalQueue.length || !approvalPop) return;
-  const next = approvalQueue.shift();
+  for (let i = approvalQueue.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const q = approvalQueue[i];
+    if (q.tabId != null && !tabById(q.tabId)) { approvalQueue.splice(i, 1); try { q.resolve("cancel"); } catch {} }
+  }
+  const at = approvalQueue.findIndex((q) => q.tabId == null || q.tabId === activeId);
+  if (at < 0) return;
+  const next = approvalQueue.splice(at, 1)[0];
   approvalCurrent = next;
   // The overlay's page loads lazily after first paint; a dapp on a restored
   // tab can ask for approval before that, so wait for the page rather than
@@ -6147,7 +6161,7 @@ function pumpApproval() {
     }
   });
 }
-function showApprovalModal(opts, addonId) {
+function showApprovalModal(opts, addonId, tabId = null) {
   const a = addonHost && addonHost.getInstalled().find((x) => x.manifest && x.manifest.id === addonId);
   const req = {
     reqId: ++approvalSeq,
@@ -6166,10 +6180,38 @@ function showApprovalModal(opts, addonId) {
     } : null,
   };
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    approvalQueue.push({ req, resolve });
+    approvalQueue.push({ req, resolve, tabId: tabId == null ? null : tabId });
     pumpApproval();
   });
 }
+function cancelApprovalsFor(tabId) {
+  for (let i = approvalQueue.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (approvalQueue[i].tabId === tabId) { const q = approvalQueue.splice(i, 1)[0]; try { q.resolve("cancel"); } catch {} }
+  }
+  if (approvalCurrent && approvalCurrent.tabId === tabId) {
+    const c = approvalCurrent; approvalCurrent = null;
+    try { approvalPop.setVisible(false); } catch {}
+    try { c.resolve("cancel"); } catch {}
+    pumpApproval();
+    pumpJsDialog();
+  }
+}
+// Tab switch: the current approval hides with its tab and comes back (shown
+// afresh, so re-armed) when the tab does; another tab's waiting approval may
+// now show.
+function syncApprovalVisibility() {
+  if (!approvalPop) return;
+  const cur = approvalCurrent;
+  if (!cur) { pumpApproval(); return; }
+  const show = cur.tabId == null || cur.tabId === activeId;
+  if (!show) {
+    try { approvalPop.setVisible(false); } catch {}
+    approvalCurrent = null;
+    approvalQueue.unshift(cur);
+    pumpApproval();
+    return;
+  }
+}
 ipcMain.handle("approval-pick", (e, reqId, action, checked, extra) => {
   if (!approvalPop || e.sender !== approvalPop.webContents) return false;
   if (!approvalCurrent || approvalCurrent.req.reqId !== reqId) return false;